Eco Expo Asia opens next week
25 October, 2013The eighth edition of Eco Expo Asia - Asia’s annual exhibition for green business solutions - opens next week from 28-31 October in Hong Kong. The fair aims to highlight green products and solutions for all parties concerned with reaching a greener future across Asia.
Toyota New Zealand network gets Enviro-Mark Gold certification
24 October, 2013Toyota New Zealand's entire dealer network has officially been certified Enviro-Mark Gold standard or better. Enviro-Mark is a nationally recognised environmental management program in which organisations progress through five levels and are independently audited at each step.
Sydney Symposium on Carbon Capture
15 October, 2013The 2nd Sydney Symposium on Carbon Capture (S2C2) will be held at the University of Sydney this week from 16-18 October. Topics of discussion will include cleaner energies, global temperatures and climate change.
Program to help SMEs access building upgrade funding
14 October, 2013A new public engagement program is being designed to clearly and simply communicate the business case for environmental upgrade agreements to small and medium-sized building owners and tenants and help them to finance energy and environmental upgrades to their building.
Renewable energy e-learning course for developing countries
30 September, 2013The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, has created an e-learning course which intends to take renewable energy to developing countries across the world.
Software to revalue assets based on climate science
27 September, 2013Australian company Climate Risk has registered international patents for climate change adaptation software for property and infrastructure assets.
Livable Housing Australia provides pathway to Green Star certification
23 September, 2013Buildings which receive a Platinum rating from Livable Housing Australia (LHA) will now also receive automatic Green Star points under the Green Building Council of Australia's (GBCA) rating system for buildings.
Community grants for non-toxic weed removal
20 September, 2013Weedtechnics has developed a non-toxic method of weed removal. The company will subsidise up to 30% off a Steamwand SW series to groups across Australia.
All-Energy Australia speakers share their plans for clean energy
19 September, 2013Two of this year’s All-Energy Australia speakers are John Hofmeister, the US-based former president of Shell Oil Company, and Brian Rourke, managing director of Tidal Energy Australia. Hofmeister and Rourke have spoken on the subject matter of their keynote speeches.
Better Buildings Partnership celebrates members' $25 million saving
18 September, 2013The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), established by the City of Sydney, has announced that it is saving its members over $25 million a year on their electricity bills thanks to more energy-efficient buildings.
Grants initiative to fund regional water projects
17 September, 2013Entries opened yesterday for The Philmac Project - a funding initiative which provides cash grants to local organisations wanting to carry out water-related projects that benefit rural and regional communities. Grants of up to $5000 are available for each project - $25,000 in total.
EnviroDevelopment certification for sustainable retirement community
17 September, 2013Retirement community developer Halcyon has achieved EnviroDevelopment certification from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) for its Halcyon Landing community at Bli Bli on the Sunshine Coast. This makes it the first over 50s developer in Australia to do so.
GBCA gears up for World Green Building Week
16 September, 2013The fourth annual World Green Building Week is being held this week from 16-20 September. Green building councils (GBCs) in 98 countries representing more than 25,000 organisations will host events, run campaigns and emphasise the theme ‘Greener Buildings, Better Places, Healthier People’.
Businesses find value in e-waste recycling program partnership
16 September, 2013One option for businesses tackling the e-waste challenge is to partner with an existing program that can deliver environmental benefits, staff engagement, reportable results and show how the program might also benefit the wider community outside of the business. Such a program is MobileMuster, the Australian mobile phone industry's official product stewardship program.
drumMUSTER program collects 22 million agvet drums
16 September, 2013National product stewardship program drumMUSTER, which collects empty and clean agvet chemical containers from farmers, this month reached a total of 22 million drums collected.
